How do we go about preventing acne? Well to be honest if you
don't have acne then you're probably not too bothered about
preventing it. How about looking for a cure first of all and
then looking for ways to prevent it coming back in the future?
Although it's common now to believe that it is not diet that
brings about acne ("chocolate has nothing to do with it" scream
the experts) it's interesting to note that Eastern countries
don't have acne epedemics to the extremes that we in the West
are used to.
One thing is clear; acne is not caused by dirt. It is caused
when the oil in our body is not metabolized efficiently and dead
skin cells become sticky and block the pores of the skin.
Bacteria then enters into the pores and causes infection and
inflammation.
So what can be done to prevent this happening? It seems obvious
to stay away from McDonald's and other junk foods, yet our
bodies may still produce oil.
Hygiene helps to control it, yet acne is not caused by a lack of
hygeine, it comes about because of bacteria already present in
the skin. The only true combatant, it seems, is to use a
multitude of acne prevention methods at the same time.
Zinc gluconate and some antibiotics administered orally are both
effective in treating the inflammation of acne, while insulin is
also reported to have worked in the same way. No big studies
have been done on the latter though, so proceed cautiously with
this one. Some doctors have even recommended birth control pills
as having limited acne, then again some say that they can cause
acne! Research is now being done on the use of lasers for the
prevention of acne. Lasers have been used to treat the scars
left by really bad acne, and it has recently been discovered
that the follicle sac from which the hair grows, as well as the
sebaceous gland that produces oil, can be burned away by the use
of lasers.
You may have heard of the N-Lite laser treatment. It was
recently shown in a popular daytime TV show in the UK with a
guest who claimed it was the only thing that had completely
cured her. This led to widespread acclaim for N-Lite and
hundreds of new clients for the company.
Naturally, since this TV appearance, many people have used their
services with varying results.
The fact is that there is no one cure that will handle
everybody's skin type. The only way to beat acne is to mix and
match different treatments, internally, as well as on the skin's
surface, until you find the one cure that works for you and you
alone.
Rosa Dawson is an author on
www.preventingacne.info a complete
guide to acne cures, treatments and all the latest news for acne
sufferers.
About the author:
Rosa Dawson is an author on
www.preventingacne.info a complete
guide to acne cures, treatments and all the latest news for acne
sufferers.
